Calcium Rich Chia Pudding

[Sirova]

Chia seeds are an amazing source of calcium, a mineral which can be a little hard to get in sufficient quantities on a raw food diet. Add to that sesame seeds, and you've got more bioavailable calcium than virtually anyone would get in a bowl of dairy and cooked cereal! This is one of my favorite chia pudding recipes :)

Ingredients

- 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2-4 T agave nectar
- 1-inch vanilla bean
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1/4 t cinnamon

Directions

- Blend the sesame seeds, water, agave, cinnamon and vanilla until smooth. Strain through a nut milk bag. Sesame seeds can be a bit bitter on their own, but as the chia seeds absorb the strained liquid, the pudding will be creamy and mellower.

- Stir the chia seeds in the sesame milk. Drink right away, or set aside until thickened.

[Tirza]

This is very good. I do love tapioca, so I like the chia seeds whole. After they've soaked in the rest of it for awhile, they form gel and thicken the whole thing. Yum.

I've also just added the chia with the strained milk mix to the blender and put it all through another cycle. Smooth! With my blender it comes out a bit warm after going through the second cycle, and it's kind of like that nice comforting taste of warm pudding. Chilled is wonderful, but hard to wait for!

[Sirova]

Mmmm maybe I'll make some more chia pudding right now :)

[spicyfull]

Thanks for Sharing.

[Sirova]

Here is the picture!